I'm all for saving money and making things easier, at least when it doesn't publicize my Dr's finding from my latest physical.

M. Eric Johnson who is the director of the Center for Digital Strategies at Dartmouth College discovered a number of medical records available for public view during a two week study he completed in January for the Department of Homeland Security. Amazingly these files were available for the taking on peer-to-peer file sharing networks you and I would visit to download our favorite song.

Late on Wednesday, Feb. 11, the House and Senate reached agreement on final language for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law as soon as it reaches his desk. An unofficial  summary of the conference agreement includes the following health-related provisions --